The 13-year-old was found in California days after she was reportedly taken from a Texas road. It was a positive conclusion to a case that could have ended quite differently.

"If you don't get in the car with me, I am going to hurt you," suspect Steven Robert Sablan allegedly told the girl July 6, CNN reported.

Additional details in a press release from the US Attorney's Office Central District of California are jarring and deeply disturbing.

"According to the indictment and an affidavit previously filed with a criminal complaint in this matter, on July 6 in San Antonio, the victim was walking down a street when Sablan, driving a gray Nissan Sentra, approached her," the release reads. "Sablan allegedly raised a black handgun to his side and told the victim to get in the car."

The accused, 61, has been detained and faces federal kidnapping charges.

The brave teenager—who reportedly faced a traumatic time throughout the ordeal, including sexual assault—took a bold step when Sablan went to a laundromat to wash their clothing.

According to CNN, she flashed a sign that read "Help me" as she sat inside his vehicle.

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